SAFE Home Act
This bill prohibits federally funded adoption and foster care agencies from delaying or denying placements based on three specific parental choices: (1) raising a child consistent with their biological sex, (2) declining medical treatments to alter a child's gender appearance/perception, or (3) refusing to change government-issued documents to reflect a gender identity inconsistent with the child's biological sex. It directly affects state agencies and organizations receiving federal funds under the foster care and adoption assistance program. The law defines "sex" as biological sex (male or female) and requires these entities to make placement decisions without discrimination on the specified grounds. The provisions take effect for federal payments starting in the first fiscal quarter after enactment, with states having up to one year to comply if state law changes are needed.
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Introduced Dec 7, 2023
Last action Dec 7, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Dec 7, 2023
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Tom Cotton
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